Johor MUA Selected: Shyan Makeup

Have been contemplating for awhile between the following MUA in Johor:

• Sharon from BLoved Pro Make Up Services
• Shyan Make Up Services
• Shanice Make Up & Hairstyling

Their prices and the style of makeup are pretty similar. But after looking through their portfolio again and again, I decided to give Shyan a go. Hopefully I have made a right choice haha. Will need to highlight to her that I prefer to natural Korean style kinda look ^^ 

2 more months to my AD *nervous*

PetiteFreckles ♥

Wedding Venue Confirmation: Restoran Pekin (Taman Sentosa)

2 months ago, we made a reservation with Restoran Pekin at Taman Sentosa. Initially J and I wanted to have it at the Sutera mall outlet as the food was the best and the venue looks nicer but sadly it was fully booked.

Here are their 4 outlets in Johor.
1. Restoran Taman Sentosa Pekin Sdn Bhd
No. 38 Jalan Baldu Lima, Taman Sentosa, JB 80150

2. Restoran Daiman Pekin Sdn Bhd
No. 18 Jalan Pesona, Taman Johor Jaya, JB 81100

3. Restoran Pekin Johor Jaya Sdn Bhd
No. 1, Jalan Masai Baru, Taman Johor Jaya, JB 81100

4. Restoran Pekin Sutera Sdn. Bhd
No.1 Jalan Sutera Tanjung 8/4, Sutera Utama Biz Centre, Taman Sutera Utama, Skudai 81300

Website: www.pekin.com.my
Email: enquiry@pekin.com.my

Restoran Pekin at Taman Sentosa

Reception Area:

Bar Area:

Dummy Cake:

Stage:

General outlook:

 



Pros:

• Near his place (20 mins drive away)
• Good venue size given that we only have 12 tables
• Pillarless and high ceiling
• A well-known restaurant brand
• Flexible in changing menu
• Cheap corkage (~$2.50 per bottle)

Cons:

• Average service
• Food tasted average, not expected of Beijing lou (far-fetched from Sutera mall's)
• No wedding favours
• Limited designs for invitation cards (only about 4 designs to choose from and it's pretty old-school haha)
• Rather old-school design for the dummy cake and chair sash
• Unable to stick any decor to their wall and stage
• Unable to keep the tables if you do not require so many. For us, we only had 12 tables and the venue capacity is about 30 odds I think but since the tables can't be folded nor do they have storage space, the remaining 18 odds tables have to be placed behind/beside the occupied guests' table. So ugly : (

Anyways, J managed to take some latest photos of a proper set-up and I have to say it made me feel slightly better about the venue choice, will share with all once he sends to me :)

Here are the photos with proper set-up: 

PetiteFreckles ♥

The Aisle Bridal: Pre-Wedding

Finally posting up my photos of my pre-wed gowns (without the petticoat) and yup revealing our faces for the first time haha. Had to work really hard and forgo all my favourite food to lose weight for the shoot, so torturing... Anyways I don't exactly loveeee the gowns but I guess it turned out fine on photos! :) 

Indoor White & Evening Gown

Outdoor White & Evening Gown

Sample of Pre-edited Photos

A photo that J secretly took of me haha, the photographer didn't really like us taking photos with our mobile ;p

And to end of the day, a post-shoot selfie @ home. Dead tired but super happy with how my make up was done (very natural) and all the hair styles.

♥ PetiteFreckles

Johor: Other Possible Wedding Venue

For those who are interested to have a wedding reception in Johor, can consider these places:

Fusion

• Gianni's trattoria (Italian)

No. 110 Jalan Serampang, Taman Pelangi, JB 80400

• Sweetwater Restaurant (Mediterranean cuisine)

No. 116 Jalan Serampang, Taman Pelangi, JB 80400

• Thistle Johor Bahru

Jalan Sungai Chat, JB 80100 

Chinese Cuisine

Meisan Szechuan Restaurant
Mutiara Hotel, Level 2
No. 779 Jalan Dato Sulaiman, Taman Century, JB 80990

www.mutiarahotels.com 

Review: We ate there and the food was good. The manager and service staff were truly commendable.
Reason for not shortlisting: If you have more than 8 tables,  the layout will be quite awkward - the tables at the end isn't able to see any screen at all due to some carpentry works.

Restoran Loon Sing (JB) Sdn Bhd

No. 51 Jalan Indah 15/2, Taman Bukit Indah, JB 81200
07-235-8933
www.shi.com.my

 

Review: Yummy food and good service.

Reason for not shortlisting: J's mum didn't really like the décor of the place and the low ceiling.

Cathay Restaurant (JB) Sdn Bhd
www.cathay-restaurant.com
They have 4 outlets and here are the branches that we visited:
- Club House Lot CH-L1-01, Country Danga Bay, JB 80200
- No. Lot PTD 85473, Jalan Molek 2/4, Taman Molek, JB 81100

Review: Their décor was considerably nice compared to many Chinese restaurants in Johor.
Reason for not shortlisting: Slightly out of our budget.

Grand Straits Garden
No. 3 Jalan Persiaran Danga, Kawasan Dangan Bay, JB 81200
07-238-8118
www.grandstraitsgarden.com

Reason for not shortlisting: No proper parking spaces as the highway is going through some renovation.

Berjaya Waterfront Hotel Chinese Restaurant
No. 88 Jalan Ibrahim Sultan, Stulang Laut, JB 80300
07-221-9999
www.berjayahotel.com

Review: The sales manager was really nice and patient. Didn't get to try the food.
Reason for not shortlisting: We did not have enough numbers to hit the minimum required.

KSL Resort

Reason for not shortlisting: We had a terribly hard time trying to contact the banquet manager, failed after emailing thrice and going down personally to look for her twice. Totally gave up after 5 tries.

P.S. Do note that it's the norm for Chinese restaurant in Malaysia to not include alcohol and food tasting in their packages. Music for march-in is included for most of their packages so do let them know if you would like to use your own.  And for wedding from June onwards, GST will be included for all restaurants.

PetiteFreckles ♥

Byebye Restoran Jinyu

Restoran Jinyu
No. 4, 6, 8 Jalan Gaya 28
Taman Gaya
Ulu Tiram 81800
Tel: 07-861-2233

 

 

Checked out Jin Yu on one of the weekend in March and the banquet is usually held on the 2nd level but after seeing the ground level, I fell in love with the simplicity of the décor and felt it had a more modern feel to it compared to many Chinese Restaurant in Johor. In addition, the size is smaller than the 2nd level which suited our 10 to 12 tables perfectly!

I liked it so much that J agreed to make a deposit of RM$1,000 on that day for the ground level venue! Nearly died from happiness because we finally decided on a venue in Johor and I really loveee the place heehee! ^^
 

Ground Level:

 

Hall on the 2nd Level:

 

Pros:

• Good service
• Private venue
• Food is great
• Competitive price wedding packages
• Wedding cards and printing are inclusive in package as long as there is 10 tables and above
• Very flexible with requests

Cons:

• Can't think of any..

But sadly 有緣無份 (loosely translated as 'have fate without destiny'), as few weeks after we made the deposit, J's mum brought up that she felt that the venue will be relatively far from the house and we might get trapped in the jam during rush hour. And moreover she preferred to have the banquet at Restoran Pekin (Taman Sentosa) which is about 15 to 20 mins drive away. Yeap so we explored Restoran Pekin's branches (will be reviewed in a later post). But summarizing it, we gave up the venue and the deposit of RM$1,000 was converted to meal deposit which we will use it to treat his relatives to lunch after the tea ceremony. And sadly, J & I wouldn't be able to eat the food as we had to rush for the tea ceremony session at my parent's.
 

Heartbroken much...

PetiteFreckles ♥

Food Tasting @ MBS

We arranged for an early food tasting session so as to suite everybody's schedule. Other than food tasting, we also had to select the wedding favors, table cloth  and chair cover for both VIP and guests' tables and the VIP's chair sash. 

Here's what we plan to select for the favours: Letter opener and luggage tag.

VIP table setting:

Available selection of table cloth colours:

Chair sash for VIPs:

Our selections:

- VIP: White table cloth and white chair cover. Considering to rent the gold organza sash from the florist instead.  

- Guests: White table cloth and bronze chair cover 

 

After looking through the above selection, we started our food tasting session.

 

Here's our menu:

 

Assorted Combination Platter

(Smoked Duck, Spicy Scallops, Sliver Bait, Mini Octopus & California Maki)

 

Braised Lobster Broth with Egg White

 

 Steamed Spotted Garoupa with Spring Onions

 

  Wok Fried Prawns with Greens topped with Honey Walnuts

 

Braised Abalone with Mushrooms and Vegetable

 

Chinese Fortune Chicken in Lotus Leaves

 

Spicy Si-Chuan Ee-Fu Noodles with Chicken Floss

 

Yam Paste with Pumpkin and Hasma

   

 

 

We felt so full at the end of the 5th dish haha because we had only 8 pax.
Overall, our families were very pleased with the food. Good Job, MBS! ^^

PetiteFreckles ♥

Florist Vendor Selected: Sing See Soon

MBS gave 3 florist vendors' contact for us to select the floral arrangements. After emailing them for their portfolio with MBS, we decided to go with Sing See Soon (SSS) as their service is pretty good and their flower arrangements are generally more to our preference. But as with many MBS couple, we love the stage décor from June Florist! Tough choice!

Sing See Soon Floral & Landscape
32 Punggol East
#01-01
Singapore 828824
Operating Hrs: 9am to 5pm (Mon to Sat)
Tel: +65-6285-2777
Website: www.singseesoon.com

So after discussion with J, we decided on:

Flowers: Roses &/or eustomas 

Colour theme: shades of pink/blush/peach

General theme: Romantic

Colour of stage drape: Ivory

Currently, I'm still discussing with SSS on the exact flower and colour combination, will update once we finalize :)

Other Vendors working with MBS:

June Florist Pte Ltd
71 Carpmael Road
Singapore 429806
Operating Hrs: 9.30am to 6pm (Mon to Sat)
Tel: +65-6282-7555
Website: www.juneflorist.com.sg

JM Floral Creation
5 Joan Road
Thomson Nursery
Singapore 298897
Operating Hrs: 8am to 7pm (Mon to Sat)
Tel: +65-6256-2292
Website: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ji-Mei-Flower/165920550116832

PetiteFreckles ♥

HoneyCreme: Soft-Serve Ice Cream

Managed to redeem the SingTel rewards voucher online for Honey Creme :D
So we dropped by the shop before heading for movies :)

Address
313 @ Orchard
313 Orchard Road
#01-37
Singapore 238895

Here are their available soft-serve ice cream flavors:

• Original
• Honey Comb
• Comb Honey
• Affogato
• Chocolate Beans
• Dark Chocolate
• Popcorn
• Organic Mixed Grains
• Cotton Candy
• Cotton Candy Affogato
• Macaroon
• Caramel Biscotti (New!)

After some contemplation, I decided to go for the organic mixed grains flavor.

The ice cream was smooth and creamy and the mixed grains had an aromatic smell (I think it contains black sesame). Actually, the ice cream was sweet enough so in future I will request for less syrup and more grains! On the whole, I will give it a 7.5/10 :) 



 

PetiteFreckles ♥